Abstract:
A vertical MOSFET transistor, formed in a body (13) of semiconductor material having a surface and housing a buried conductive region (19) of a first conductivity type; a channel region (29) of a second conductivity type, arranged on top of the buried conductive region; a surface conductive region (26, 35c) of the first conductivity type, arranged on top of the channel region (29) and the buried conductive region (19); a gate insulation region (22), extending at the sides of and contiguous to the channel region (29); and a gate region (23, 35d) extending at the sides of and contiguous to the gate insulation region (22).
Abstract:
A process for manufacturing phase change memory cells includes the step of forming a heater element (25a) in a semiconductor wafer (10) and a storage region (31a) of a phase change material on and in contact with the heater element (25a). In order to form the heater element (25a) and the phase change storage region (31a) a heater structure is first formed and a phase change layer (31) is deposited on and in contact with the heater structure. Then, the phase change layer (31) and the heater structure are defined by subsequent self-aligned etch steps.
Abstract:
A memory cell (2) includes a memory element (3) and a selection element (30) coupled to said memory element (3). The selection element (30) includes a first junction portion (128a), having a first type of conductivity, and a second junction portion (128b), having a second type of conductivity and forming a rectifying junction (38) with the first junction portion (128a). The first junction portion (128a) and the second junction portion (128b) are made of materials selected in the group consisting of: chalcogenides and conducting polymers.
Abstract:
A phase change memory device (10) having a heater element (2) and memory region (3) of chalcogenic material. The memory region has a phase changing portion (5) in electrical and thermal contact with the heater element and forms a first current path between the heater element and a rest portion (4) of the memory element. The phase changing portion (5) has a dimension correlated to information stored in the memory region and a higher resistivity than the rest portion (4). A parallel current path (11) extends between the heater element (2) and the rest portion (4) of said memory element and has a resistance depending upon the dimension of the phase changing portion (5) and lower than the phase changing portion (5), thus modulating the overall resistance of phase change memory device.
Abstract:
A process for manufacturing an array of cells in a body (1) of semiconductor material wherein a common conduction region (11) of a first conductivity type and a plurality of shared control regions (12), of a second conductivity type, are formed in the body. The shared control regions (12) extend on the common conduction region (11) and are laterally delimited by insulating regions (32). Then, a grid-like layer (36) is formed on the body (1) to delimit a first plurality of empty regions (38) directly overlying the body and conductive regions of semiconductor material and the first conductivity type (44) are formed by filling the first plurality of empty regions (38), each conductive region forming, together with the common conduction region and an own shared control region (12), a bipolar junction transistor (20).
Abstract:
Described herein is an electronic device (16) provided with an electrode (3, 4; 23, 34) and a region of polymeric material (15; 10) set in contact with the electrode. The electrode (3, 4; 23, 34) has a polysilicon region (3; 23) and a silicide region (4; 34), which coats the polysilicon region (3; 23) and is arranged, as interface, between the polysilicon region (3; 23) and the region of polymeric material (15; 10). The polysilicon region (3; 23) is doped with a doping level that is a function of a desired work function at the interface with the region of polymeric material (15; 10). The electronic device is, for example, a testing device for characterizing the properties of the polymeric material.
Abstract:
A phase change memory cell includes a phase change region of a phase change material, a heating element (30) of a resistive material, arranged in contact with the phase change region (33') and a memory element (35) formed in said phase change region at a contact area with the heating element (30). The contact area is in the form of a frame that has a width of sublithographic extent (S) and, preferably, a sublithographic maximum external dimension. The heating element (30) includes a hollow elongated portion which is arranged in contact with the phase change region (33').
Abstract:
A process for manufacturing phase change memory cells includes the step of forming a heater element (25a) in a semiconductor wafer (10) and a storage region (31a) of a phase change material on and in contact with the heater element (25a). In order to form the heater element (25a) and the phase change storage region (31a) a heater structure is first formed and a phase change layer (31) is deposited on and in contact with the heater structure. Then, the phase change layer (31) and the heater structure are defined by subsequent self-aligned etch steps.